Miss Liberty Pageant

Hello everyone!

Spring Break flew by in seconds! Proud to say I didn't sit on my couch all day and watch movies (though it was very tempting), but instead got to attend several events and prep for Miss Iowa! Last Thursday, I was able to attend to Professional Women's Network luncheon with Diversity Focus and learn about the millions of opportunities for women in the work force and the increasing amount of new women entrepreneurs in todays society. Chuck Peters, the President and Chief Executive Officer of The Gazette Company, and his wife talked about Iowa's Creative Corridor and it's future and current progress. I had a great time and learned a lot about our city and the role women play in it.

On Saturday, my directors Ashley and Elaine were able to stop by to pick out some outfits for my photoshoot with Shrik Photography and lay out possible outfits for Miss Iowa. I had a great time "modeling" for them and got even more excited for Miss Iowa this June! The next day I attended the Miss Liberty Pageant in Dewitt and had a wonderful time watching the pageant. I got to see some familiar faces and meet some new ones as well. 

My lovely director, Elaine

All of our local titleholders at the pageant

Until next time,

Your Miss Muscatine Outstanding Teen,
Nina Yu

Happy Spring!

Hello everyone,

What a busy, yet successful few weeks! Since my last blog post, I competed in my last show choir competition of the season and Protege ended it with a bang. We made a clean sweep and won Grand Champions, best vocals, and best male soloist, way to go Protege!

At night, I left the show choir competition and headed to the Cedar Rapids Public Library to watch the Miss Cedar Valley Pageant. I had a great time meeting new local titleholders and watching the pageant, the girls competing were all great. Congratulations to our new Miss Cedar Valley, Amanda Manning!

The week flew by and I prepared for a National History Day competition for Friday. National History Day is a nation wide competition that engages students to create history through various forms. My partner, Sweta, and I have been doing a performance for 5 years now! In the last 2 years, we were even blessed to win the state performance winner and head to Washington D.C. to compete in nationals. This year, Sweta and I performed a 10 minute skit about the rights and responsibilities of a journalist during the Nazi Reign and received the senior performance district winner and will be heading to state April 28th!

Now that it's Spring Break, I'll be kicking back my feet and finding a new book to read. I am excited to meet up with Ashley and Elaine this weekend to figure out my outfits for Miss Iowa week and my photoshoot with Shirk Photography! 

Your Miss Muscatine Outstanding Teen,

Nina Yu

National Pancake Day at IHOP

Last Tuesday, I was able to volunteer at my local IHOP and fundraise for the Children's Miracle Network at the University of Iowa. I had such a great time and raised over $200! I was able to see some of my friends who stopped by to donate and meet new people to talk about the Miss America Organization and my Miss Muscatine Outstanding Teen title. Oh, I also got free pancakes. Score!

 

Your Miss Muscatine Outstanding Teen,

Nina Yu

It's Show Choir Season

Hello everyone!

This February has been crazy busy, but I have loved every second of it! Since it is show choir season, I have been competing in numerous show choir competitions every weekend representing the Kennedy High School prep show choir "Protégé". We have been very successful this year and have taken home 3 grand champions and even placed in finals, competing against varsity groups! I've had an absolute blast hanging out with my show choir family and performing onstage.

Backstage, getting ready to perform!

Nothing better than performing onstage with your friends

I have also been very busy working with Diversity Focus and promoting my blog (link:http://www.diversityfocus.org/category/fellows-blogs/asian-american-blog/) Every week I will be uploading a blog post based on a topic we are given. This post have really helped me grow as a writer as well as become more knowledgeable on my platform "Diversity Advocacy". I was very blessed to see one of my article's appear on the Cedar Rapids Gazette!

As this busy season dies down, I hope to focus more on preparation for Miss Iowa Week and participating in more events as Miss Muscatine. Next Tuesday, I will be volunteering at IHOP to celebrate National Pancake Day and the Children's Miracle Network, stay tuned!

Nina Yu
Miss Muscatine Outstanding Teen